Method for configuring a control unit, control unit and vehicle

A control unit in a vehicle, the control unit comprising a control processor to:

• receive a vehicle-type-specific function cluster assignment from a data source, to allocate the control unit to a vehicle-type-specific selection of function clusters, the vehicle-type-specific function cluster assignment being specific to the vehicle type of the vehicle in which the control unit is installed, the function cluster assignment being one of the different subsets of function clusters that can be allocated to the control unit, such that with the subset of function clusters allocated to the control unit, the control unit is assigned to perform functions for one function cluster or to simultaneously perform functions for a plurality of function clusters;
• prepare the control unit for use of the function cluster assignment;
• validate the function cluster assignment in the control unit;
• and
• control the function cluster assignment subset.

A vehicle comprising at least one control unit, each control unit comprising a control processor to:

• receive a vehicle-type-specific function cluster assignment from a data source, to allocate the control unit to a vehicle-type-specific selection of function clusters, the vehicle-type-specific function cluster assignment being specific to the vehicle type of the vehicle in which the control unit is installed, the function cluster assignment being one of the different subsets of function clusters that can be allocated to the control unit, such that with the subset of function clusters allocated to the control unit, the control unit is assigned to perform functions for one function cluster or to simultaneously perform functions for a plurality of function clusters;
• prepare the control unit for use of the function cluster assignment;
• validate the function cluster assignment in the control unit;
• and
• control the function cluster assignment subset.